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Two Benches on Two Coasts: Street Photography Moments
I’ve always been a street photographer at heart, walking with a camera and grabbing shots as life happens on the avenue of life. And me,...
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Candlemas: Winter's Warm Midpoint
Yesterday was Candlemas, the ancient festival of lights marking the midpoint of winter between the shortest day of the year on the winter so
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Dateline 1979: An Afternoon with Photography Great Laura Gilpin
Over the course of my career as a writer and photojournalist, I've had to opportunity to meet and talk with many wonderful people. Some